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house minority whip eric cantor arrived with a list of proposals including immediate reduction in the two lowest individual income tax rates, a tax reduction of 20% on small businesses and making unemployment benefits tax-free among other things. the president flatly rejected the cantor ideas and according to the book rubbed it in, saying quote, elections have consequences and eric, i won. the president was having trouble with conservative democrats as well. so democratic leaders nancy pelosi and senator harry reid were working on changes to win over enough democrats. president obama called them on a speaker phone to tell them their efforts would save the economy. pelosi and reid who thanks mr. obama who started a lengthier speech. according to the book, pelosi hit the mute button and democrats went back to the their work, leaving the president speaking into the ozone. the bill eventually passed without a single republican vote. eric cantor looked back saying he was really surprised the book says, quote, how badly the white house played what should have been a winning hand. though oba
house minority whip eric cantor arrived with a list of proposals including immediate reduction in the two lowest individual income tax rates, a tax reduction of 20% on small businesses and making unemployment benefits tax-free among other things. the president flatly rejected the cantor ideas and according to the book rubbed it in, saying quote, elections have consequences and eric, i won. the president was having trouble with conservative democrats as well. so democratic leaders nancy pelosi...
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this is the number two republican in the house of representatives, house majority leader eric cantor. he is holding a news conference all about the fiscal cliff that is expected to be voted on, well, the plan b that we were just talking about, speaker boehner's plan. about expected to be voted on today. he is saying he is in favor of that bill. let's listen in. >> vote on the one million dollar cuttoff. making it more difficult to negotiate with the president? >> listen, our members understand that the nation faces largest tax increase in its history come january 1, 2013. this bill is a bill that provide permanent tax relief for taxpayers earning a million dollars and under. we protect 99.81% of american taxpayers from a tax increase in these very difficult economic times. we hope that the senate will take this bill up along with the spending reduction act and get the job done in lieu of, or absent any kind of agreement coming from the white house. we are again taking concrete actions to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> mr. leader, i know that this bill was presented last night, sequester,
this is the number two republican in the house of representatives, house majority leader eric cantor. he is holding a news conference all about the fiscal cliff that is expected to be voted on, well, the plan b that we were just talking about, speaker boehner's plan. about expected to be voted on today. he is saying he is in favor of that bill. let's listen in. >> vote on the one million dollar cuttoff. making it more difficult to negotiate with the president? >> listen, our members...
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we are going to be hearing from a couple of congressional leaders on the republican side, eric cantor, and the -- the speaker of the house will be holding their own response to the president's news conference there at 12:30 eastern time, about an hour and 20 minutes from now. so, let's talk about it with karl rove the former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to george w. bush, also a fox news contributor. karl, the president started off by remin reminding us that the economic situation when he took office was the worst since the great depression. we have heard that before. does repetition help sink it in? >> it may help, it doesn't make it exactly right. we had much higher unemployment, we had much higher inflation and very high interest rates in 1981 when ronald reagan ep cam came into office. what americans are asking themselves is, we gave you the stimulus, you passed the trillion dollar stimulus, you passed all these other measures you want. you plussed up the federal budget like you wanted to. the outcome is you promised us, in january 10th of 2009, even before coming pres
we are going to be hearing from a couple of congressional leaders on the republican side, eric cantor, and the -- the speaker of the house will be holding their own response to the president's news conference there at 12:30 eastern time, about an hour and 20 minutes from now. so, let's talk about it with karl rove the former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to george w. bush, also a fox news contributor. karl, the president started off by remin reminding us that the economic situation...
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cantor. this would repeal the president's healthcare law. shannon bream is live in washington. shannon it seemed like yesterday you were at the supreme court with the ruling that was handed down there. why are republicans continuing to push this issue when the supreme court has already said what it's going to say. >> reporter: jenna republicans are arguing that just because the court has said something is constitutional it doesn't mean it's good for the country. they do acknowledge that our current healthcare system has significant problems but they believe the president's healthcare law isn't the st. louis and they want to show the american people they do have better ideas. here is house republican and physician tom price. >> what we believe we need to do is to provide that contrast, that positive, upbeat contrast for the american team to say, hey, those are the folks that are fighting for us in washington for patient-centered healthcare, which means patients, families and doctors making dec
cantor. this would repeal the president's healthcare law. shannon bream is live in washington. shannon it seemed like yesterday you were at the supreme court with the ruling that was handed down there. why are republicans continuing to push this issue when the supreme court has already said what it's going to say. >> reporter: jenna republicans are arguing that just because the court has said something is constitutional it doesn't mean it's good for the country. they do acknowledge that...
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we are also hearing from republicans on the house side, eric cantor now saying that the week of july 9th, that is the week after congress gets a bit of a break for the july 4th holiday, they will begin the process of repealing what is left of the healthcare rule on the floor of the house. so look for that, and on that note i want to bring in bret baier and get more analysis about what we can expect from republicans, especially on the house side. >> reporter: the speaker forecasts that if the ruling came down as it has that there would be a vote right away, now we are hearing that july 9th week. we are also hearing many groups, like the taxpayer protection appliance saying now obamacare is officially the largest tax increase in american history doubling from 940 billion to 1.76 trillion. there will be a call on the stump in races across the country, not just the presidential race on this very issue, that it is a tax now, as said by the supreme court, and the obama administration argued that in court. so our colleague bill crystal, really quickly, he forecast that this may happen yeste
we are also hearing from republicans on the house side, eric cantor now saying that the week of july 9th, that is the week after congress gets a bit of a break for the july 4th holiday, they will begin the process of repealing what is left of the healthcare rule on the floor of the house. so look for that, and on that note i want to bring in bret baier and get more analysis about what we can expect from republicans, especially on the house side. >> reporter: the speaker forecasts that if...
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on note of swing states later today virginia governor bob mcdonnell, majority leader eric cantor and the virginia congressional delegation are going to do an event here at the capitol to talk about the impact of these automatic defense cuts on virginia. when you consider virginia is a huge military state. the largest naval base in the world. and also tremendous number of defense contractors who are wondering how this is going to affect their businesses and how many people they need to cut. so we will hear from virginia, a case study of what these automatic cuts are threatening to do, jon? jon: those cuts have been described by the defense secretary, leon panetta, as devastating. what else is coming out of the pentagon on that? >> reporter: there is an interesting dynamic here because you have got members on capitol hill saying to the white house we need to know what exactly will be cut. the pentagon saying this is very devastating and all very absurd. they are essentially saying the congress, figure it out. here is pentagon spokesman george little. >> we are obviously assessing the p
on note of swing states later today virginia governor bob mcdonnell, majority leader eric cantor and the virginia congressional delegation are going to do an event here at the capitol to talk about the impact of these automatic defense cuts on virginia. when you consider virginia is a huge military state. the largest naval base in the world. and also tremendous number of defense contractors who are wondering how this is going to affect their businesses and how many people they need to cut. so...
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cantor, the house ma authority -- majority leader said this may be the only option because the president is not putting enough spending cuts on the table. take a listen. >> the president has not yet there. he has not come to where he needs to be in order to for us to push through a bill that really does begin to address the problem and as the speaker said that's why we're discussing an alternative plan and if the president and the white house can not come our way. >> reporter: breaking last few moments, house democrats came out after closed-door meeting saying they're hearing that rank-and-file house republicans have already rejected boehner-cantor plan. they do not want to do the short-term plan b. senate majority leader harry reid says he doesn't believe plan b would make it through the senate chamber. so we're still basically stuck, jon. jon: they're talking about a plan b, maybe wishing for it but how much of a chance is there they get the bigger deal done? >> reporter: right. so-called plan a which has always been on the table. the president said line on raising tack should be $250,
cantor, the house ma authority -- majority leader said this may be the only option because the president is not putting enough spending cuts on the table. take a listen. >> the president has not yet there. he has not come to where he needs to be in order to for us to push through a bill that really does begin to address the problem and as the speaker said that's why we're discussing an alternative plan and if the president and the white house can not come our way. >> reporter:...
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republican eric cantor charging what the president is doing by continuing to speak out about that agency is to campaign. cantor saying, quote, while the white house has made clear they do not intend to work constructively with congress in the coming session as the president moves into full-time campaign mode, house republicans stand ready to work together. fox also confirming there's going to be a proposal from the administration for a .5% pay hike for civilian federal employees. bound to see republicans saying that this is just more government spending at a time when the government cannot afford it. republicans actually have put out a proposal to freeze federal pay right now in these lean times. but here the battle is joined. republicans saying this president is abusing his executive power, that he's increasing federal spending at a time when the government can't do that. on the other side, the president's message heading into the election very clearly, he's standing with the middle class, he's standing up for consumers, and we're going the hear that in just a few moments when he gets t
republican eric cantor charging what the president is doing by continuing to speak out about that agency is to campaign. cantor saying, quote, while the white house has made clear they do not intend to work constructively with congress in the coming session as the president moves into full-time campaign mode, house republicans stand ready to work together. fox also confirming there's going to be a proposal from the administration for a .5% pay hike for civilian federal employees. bound to see...
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he's got a caucus, eric cantor and paul ryan undermining anything he's going to do in terms of negotiations. nor kweus said no compromise, no way know-how. you have bobby tkopbl in virginia, colleagues of ours, bill crystal a conservative saying why don't we get off this whole notion of no way know-how and at least talk about potentially raising revenue rates on the upper, upper, upper easterners here. john boehner is in a bind because he's not going to be able to do that based on his own caucus, it's not the president who is the problem it's john boehner's lack of control of his own party. jon: you hear john boehner telling the president to show some leadership. >> i hope he goes to his caucus and is able to corral them. >> if you want economic growth you lower taxes. jon: julie and monica, thank you. >> thank you. jon: and we'll be right back. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your
he's got a caucus, eric cantor and paul ryan undermining anything he's going to do in terms of negotiations. nor kweus said no compromise, no way know-how. you have bobby tkopbl in virginia, colleagues of ours, bill crystal a conservative saying why don't we get off this whole notion of no way know-how and at least talk about potentially raising revenue rates on the upper, upper, upper easterners here. john boehner is in a bind because he's not going to be able to do that based on his own...
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. >> grand bargain eric cantor and paul ryan tanked. >> first term the president fundamentally unserious about deficit reduction why we have these record four years of trillion dollars plus deficits. he was fundamentally unserious about tackling entitlement reform. there is nothing in his background or history or character to suggest that will be different in a second term. >> well, i don't know. maybe, i don't think so but i think so he came to the table wanted to strike a grand bargain. said i will negotiate on deficit reduction addressing entitlements and a national that. >> he -- anathema. >> you can't have it one way without coming to the table and -- [both talking at once. >> republicans need to give on something too. jon: i'm not going over and sit on the other set. you two can continue a conversation. seriously the speaker of the house just said we can not continue to spend a trillion dollars a year more than we're taking in. can you two agree on that. >> absolutely. >> as absolutely. see serious spending restraint and spending reform. julie talks about the clinton tax rates. may
. >> grand bargain eric cantor and paul ryan tanked. >> first term the president fundamentally unserious about deficit reduction why we have these record four years of trillion dollars plus deficits. he was fundamentally unserious about tackling entitlement reform. there is nothing in his background or history or character to suggest that will be different in a second term. >> well, i don't know. maybe, i don't think so but i think so he came to the table wanted to strike a...
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house majority leader eric cantor from virginia fired up the crowd when he criticized president obama's healthcare overhaul and its controversial mandate that organizations including catholic church and catholic groups have to provide to insure contraception. >> many of our fellow americans are now being forced to take our government to court to sue them, to sue our government in order to practice our faith. now this is not what america is about, and this is why we must repeal obamacare. >> reporter: congressman ryan is off to a rally in virginia, but there -- there has been a response from the obama campaign to his remarks here today. they say, congressman ryan had, quote, over-the-top, dishonest attacks in his speech today. jon. jon: but no specifics apparently. they didn't point to anything this that release that they called dishonest. >> reporter: they were just responding to the speech in general. jon: okay. thanks very much. molly henneberg in washington. jenna: school administrators taking no chances today following bomb threats in austin, texas, and par fargo, north dakota. thou
house majority leader eric cantor from virginia fired up the crowd when he criticized president obama's healthcare overhaul and its controversial mandate that organizations including catholic church and catholic groups have to provide to insure contraception. >> many of our fellow americans are now being forced to take our government to court to sue them, to sue our government in order to practice our faith. now this is not what america is about, and this is why we must repeal obamacare....
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house majority leader eric cantor telling fox news earlier that everyone wants a deal otherwise come january 1st taxes go up for everybody. >> we don't think that raising tax rates is something that is good for this economy, that will help grow jobs. and so when we have said is there are ways for the federal government to have more revenue if we grow this economy and engage in tax reform, that is the proposal we've got on the table. jon: the white house today adding more pressure, warning all the uncertainty could hurt consumer confidence, adding yet another dragon an ailing economy. several high profile senators making it clear on the sunday talk shows that taxes remain a key issue. >> i'm willing to generate revenue it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table. we are below historic averages. i will not raise tax rates to do it. i will cap deductions. >> i would be very much opposed to raising tax rates. i do believe we could close loopholes. >> they have to go up either real tax rates or effective tax rates. second we have to close significant loopholes. jon: bret baier i
house majority leader eric cantor telling fox news earlier that everyone wants a deal otherwise come january 1st taxes go up for everybody. >> we don't think that raising tax rates is something that is good for this economy, that will help grow jobs. and so when we have said is there are ways for the federal government to have more revenue if we grow this economy and engage in tax reform, that is the proposal we've got on the table. jon: the white house today adding more pressure, warning...
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cantor. kevin mccarthy and paul ryan. this is a low-boil kind of an internal fight right now. there is big concern among fiscal conservatives on and off the hill how much john boehner may bend in light of the 2012 elections. it may boil over into an all out rebellion, jon. jon: is there really the possibility of him losing his speakership? >> reporter: it depends on how republicans deal with their loss necessary 2012. how they deal with the fiscal cliff. this could prove to be a very fork in the road. the her teenage foud in yesterd. south carolina senator stkwr*eupl demint who is leading the senate to head up heritage foundation has issues with what john boehner has been doing. it's all about this counter offer to the president on tax increases. the conservative blog red state went after him. freedom works which backs tea party groups and the club for growth is really the big one. they spent $10 million going after republicans who they thought weren't conservative enough in the last election
cantor. kevin mccarthy and paul ryan. this is a low-boil kind of an internal fight right now. there is big concern among fiscal conservatives on and off the hill how much john boehner may bend in light of the 2012 elections. it may boil over into an all out rebellion, jon. jon: is there really the possibility of him losing his speakership? >> reporter: it depends on how republicans deal with their loss necessary 2012. how they deal with the fiscal cliff. this could prove to be a very fork...
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i will note today it was an important visual to see him walking with eric cantor, the majority leader. last year when the speaker had to swallow a bad deal, it was viewed as a bad deal for republicans, he came out to a press conference by himself, and that seemed to be kind of the lonely man standing at the podium. today he was with the republican leadership, so at this point at least all indications are his speakership is solid. we'll see moving forward, jon. jon: and we'll see whether the president or anybody in the senate steps forward with a deal that, well, both houses of congress can accept. >> reporter: there you go. jon: mike emanuel there at the capitol building, thank you. jenna: well, at this time last week we were just learning of the death and horror of that shooting rampage at the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. the national rifle association has been silent on the issue of gun control. that changed today. the nra holding a news conference for the first time since the massacre in connecticut. james rosen is live in washington with more on this. jame
i will note today it was an important visual to see him walking with eric cantor, the majority leader. last year when the speaker had to swallow a bad deal, it was viewed as a bad deal for republicans, he came out to a press conference by himself, and that seemed to be kind of the lonely man standing at the podium. today he was with the republican leadership, so at this point at least all indications are his speakership is solid. we'll see moving forward, jon. jon: and we'll see whether the...
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eric cantor went on morning joe said and won't raise taxes on anybody under any circumstance which would you argue is stopping negotiations. both sides are laying out positions right now. there are negotiations going on. clearly the fiscal cliff is scaring everybody into action because if nothing is done, right, there will be huge deficit reduction package at end of the year which eliminates the annual budget not something we should be as scared of as everybody says. the point is focus will be on medicare more than social security. it is much bigger financial problem. the growing costs of health care are a big challenge. what i'm proud to say because some of the initiatives the president put in the first term we've actually seen a greater slowing of health care costs in the last year than we had seen any in of the previous 10 years. we're starting to see costs coming down, deficit was 20% lower than it was year before. we're making progress. hopefully that momentum will allow us to do something really meaningful. jon: chris, like simon, some democrats said going over the fiscal cliff wou
eric cantor went on morning joe said and won't raise taxes on anybody under any circumstance which would you argue is stopping negotiations. both sides are laying out positions right now. there are negotiations going on. clearly the fiscal cliff is scaring everybody into action because if nothing is done, right, there will be huge deficit reduction package at end of the year which eliminates the annual budget not something we should be as scared of as everybody says. the point is focus will be...
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. >> we had a grand bargain agreement until paul ryan, eric cantor torpedoed it. >> obama was the one who pulled rug out from that last time when he doubled amount of revenue and tax hikes. >> and during the budget control act of 2011 the president did work with congress to lower by 1.7 trillion, 1.7 trillion, dollars, debt reduction. jon: this president couldn't get his own budget through the senate. >> zero democrat votes. >> when was last time you had any president isn't a budget that was verbatim adopted by any house of congress? never? never happened in the history -- >> as far as a vote from his own party? that is crazy. >> never seen any president submit any budget. jon: these two didn't feel like fighting today. >> no, we love each other. jon: thank you, julie and monica. we'll have you back again. >> pleasure, thank you. jon: jenna. jenna: a brutal bus attack caught on video, what happened next that left the victim with serious injuries the latest own police efforts to find the attacker. leading automakers are competing to design the ultimate police car. adam housley is there
. >> we had a grand bargain agreement until paul ryan, eric cantor torpedoed it. >> obama was the one who pulled rug out from that last time when he doubled amount of revenue and tax hikes. >> and during the budget control act of 2011 the president did work with congress to lower by 1.7 trillion, 1.7 trillion, dollars, debt reduction. jon: this president couldn't get his own budget through the senate. >> zero democrat votes. >> when was last time you had any...
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cantor in particular. jon: that's what we're talking about. let me play for you what senator tom harkin said just a bit ago. we opened the senate session this hour with senate majority leader harry reid who basically said we're still talking but no progress or no real progress to report. didn't say much very frankly. then senator harkin took the microphone. here is what he had to say. >> if we're going to have a deal, the deal has to favor the middle class, the real middle class, those making 30, 50, 60, $70,000 a year. that is the real middle class in america. and as i see this thing developing, quite frankly, as i have said before, no deal is better than a bad deal. this looks like a very bad deal the way this is shaping up. jon: ron, what about that plan b bill that the house passed or you know, what was considering, that would have raised taxes on those making a million dollars and up? >> well that is what is confusing me is that we want, republicans want to save taxpayers as many taxpayers as possible
cantor in particular. jon: that's what we're talking about. let me play for you what senator tom harkin said just a bit ago. we opened the senate session this hour with senate majority leader harry reid who basically said we're still talking but no progress or no real progress to report. didn't say much very frankly. then senator harkin took the microphone. here is what he had to say. >> if we're going to have a deal, the deal has to favor the middle class, the real middle class, those...
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that was something that was worked up by him and eric cantor and others. so the real test here and i think challenge the president and john boehner sitting down again over the next three or four days. i think we have a few more days. we go over the cliff on the first but the new congress isn't sworn in until january 3rd. if they can work out, maybe just a small deal now. maybe down payments on cuts. maybe it is protecting, certainly protecting tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses and doing, you know, a few things to medicare, and then that gets us into next year where we can do bigger stuff like corporate tax reform and larger reforms to the tax code. jon: amos, what do you think about that proposal? >> that proposal, the whole situation is telling. we didn't have to be here. we all saw this coming for months. we knew it was coming. doug is right, house republicans did act. they acted to stop the defense cuts and stop the tax hikes. what happened since then, senate democrats have done nothing with it. i think president obama, senator reid, th
that was something that was worked up by him and eric cantor and others. so the real test here and i think challenge the president and john boehner sitting down again over the next three or four days. i think we have a few more days. we go over the cliff on the first but the new congress isn't sworn in until january 3rd. if they can work out, maybe just a small deal now. maybe down payments on cuts. maybe it is protecting, certainly protecting tax cuts for the middle class and small businesses...
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house manageority leader eric cantor speaking at a meeting of young republican donors, laying much of the blame for america's ailing economy on the spending polices of the current administration. >> when washington is in the business of deciding which industries should win and should which lose, when washington is in the business of saying the people should be spending their money here or there, it's general -- it generally does not work. jenna: that's the opinion of mr. cantor. another economic story got our attention this weekend. comments newt gingrich made on abc's meet the press. take a listen to this: >> you cited going into the show today that unemployment has dropped. it has dropped. you know why it's dropped? because over 4 percent of the people who would be unemployed have quit looking for work. if we had the same participation rate we had a couple of years ago, we'd be at 12 or 13 percent unemployment. people just quit looking. jenna: you probably heard this argument from newt gingrich and otherwise. we want to know is that true. we had our brain room facts check it and her
house manageority leader eric cantor speaking at a meeting of young republican donors, laying much of the blame for america's ailing economy on the spending polices of the current administration. >> when washington is in the business of deciding which industries should win and should which lose, when washington is in the business of saying the people should be spending their money here or there, it's general -- it generally does not work. jenna: that's the opinion of mr. cantor. another...
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. >> reporter: house republican leaders john boehner the speaker and majority leader eric cantor have said that essentially there is still time for a deal to be struck before the entire house votes to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. rick. rick: mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill. mike, thanks. jenna: more on that story throughout the day today. we are awaiting two of the most sought-after rulings from the supreme court this year, the future of the healthcare law and arizona's controversial immigration law. both hang in the balance right now. tom goldstein is a supreme court litigator and a founder of sko skotus.com. we know we won't get a decision today, why is it taking so long? >> the cases were argued late in the term, healthcare in march, the immigration case in april. it takes a little while to get these things done. we expected it would be the last few days of the term which is the last few days of june and that's how it will play out. jenna: when you look at the healthcare law our brain room found out that you could get eight different rulings, or eight
. >> reporter: house republican leaders john boehner the speaker and majority leader eric cantor have said that essentially there is still time for a deal to be struck before the entire house votes to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. rick. rick: mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill. mike, thanks. jenna: more on that story throughout the day today. we are awaiting two of the most sought-after rulings from the supreme court this year, the future of the healthcare law...
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gregg you got paul ryan, eric cantor, marco rubio, tom coburn, ron johnson and tea party favorite jim demint saying i don't question his conservative credentials, meaning romney. >> right. gregg: but you write there's a lack of enthusiasm and excitement. why? >> well, he doesn't connect with them any more than he connects with the american people. but more significantly, in his case, if you look at what the republican leadership and the rank and file in that party on the hill stand for, he's kind of been the opposite. you know, with the romneycare in particular. they're looking for somebody who embodies the principles that they stand for to make a run against somebody they consider a deeply vulnerable president, and i think that romney never fit that bill for them. you remember they went through these stages of sort of anybody but romney, get me a nonromney, get me chris christie, jeb bush, anybody but romney and it didn't work and he met rejection all the way, so what you've got as a result of these endorsements is an attempt to get santorum and gingrich out of the race because they
gregg you got paul ryan, eric cantor, marco rubio, tom coburn, ron johnson and tea party favorite jim demint saying i don't question his conservative credentials, meaning romney. >> right. gregg: but you write there's a lack of enthusiasm and excitement. why? >> well, he doesn't connect with them any more than he connects with the american people. but more significantly, in his case, if you look at what the republican leadership and the rank and file in that party on the hill stand...